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How the "toughest race on earth" relates to relationships.

As I ran "the toughest race on earth" with my wife beside me, I realized a few things about relationships.

Your relationship to yourself has a direct correlation with how you view the world.

Improving your relationship to you is a key factor in improving your relationship with others.

After listening to the podcast, come over to The EDGY Facebook group and share one of your hardest obstacles and how it has shaped your worldview and your perspective on relationships >> edgy.es/fbgroup

Like so many other 10-year-old boys, Kieran Behan went into surgery for a small tumor discovered on his leg. It was a routine surgery, performed thousands of times across the United Kingdom. Cut out the growth. Stitch up the wound. Today, of course, was to be no different.

Except it was.

As the surgeon cut around the edge of the tumor with a sharp scalpel to remove it, his hand slipped -- slicing through the nerves in his leg, causing catastrophic damage. He was left wheelchair bound. The agony from his damaged nerves caused him overwhelming waves of pain.

The doctors told him he would never walk again. His psychiatrist told him to accept the worst.

His young days of gymnastics were over.

Thoughts? Let's talk: edgy.es/fbgroup

The Big Takeaway: You're either growing or wilting away when it comes to relationships.

It's not good enough to go through the motions and fix things later. You have to be an active participant in your relationships. Are you a giver in the relationship or are you a taker?

Let's talk about what you are doing to grow and nurture yourself in relationships. Do you find yourself getting what you need from others? Or do you rely on yourself to be happy?

You can have everything that you want if you are willing to go and get it. Your relationships aren't the reason you are unhappy right now.

Join us as we talk about our roles in our relationships and our roles in our own happiness in The EDGY Facebook group >> edgy.es/fbgroup

The Big Takeaway: We all want to have great relationships, but what gets in our way of having them sometimes is mental baggage.

When you're happy, you want other people to be happy, right?

Conversely, when you are going through something negative, you want them to be empathetic and understand what you're going through.

That's not always the case.

Every interaction contributes to your mental baggage.

Let's talk about how to disrupt the cycle of negativity in your life.

How do you get rid of your mental baggage? How do you deal with things in your life when they aren't going right? Do you blow up on people? Do you take jabs and say awful things?

Join me in The EDGY Facebook group and let's talk >> edgy.es/fbgroup

The Big Takeaway: In part two of creating healthier relationships, we go over a few more techniques to help you thrive in your personal life.

Do you apologize when you've done something wrong to your loved one?

Do you trust people at the start of a relationship?

Are you respectful to people?

Let's finish our talk about how we can continue to create healthier relationships.

Which characteristics from the list in this podcast are you a superhero at? Which ones do you need to work on?

Come over to The EDGY Facebook group and let's discuss it >> edgy.es/fbgroup

The Big Takeaway: Today is part one of ways to build healthier relationships.

It is not rocket science.

Most of us know what we need to do to build healthier relationships.

But do we actually do them?

Or do we just keep them in the back of our head and think, "I know what I should be doing, but...."?

Today we go over the refresher course of what we should be doing to keep our relationships healthy and engaging.

What things from this list are you really good at? What could you work on?

Join me in The EDGY Facebook group and share your successes with me >> edgy.es/fbgroup

It was at a dinner shortly after the wedding that the idea came up. One of Frederic’s younger sister had just married the most eligible bachelor in town. Chilled drinks were flowing. And so were the ideas. As Frederic’s rich older brother William joked with friends, out tumbled one of those ideas: ice for everyone.

Why not harvest the plentiful New England ice, currently only affordable to the rich and famous and sell it to the masses in the steamy Caribbean? It was clearly a joke. The ice would obviously melt along the way.

But that joke of an idea became a burning question for Frederic.

Why not bring ice to the masses?

Join us and talk about your crazy ideas >> edgy.es/fbgroup

The Big Takeaway: We have moments in our lives where we have people that push us.

Sometimes the people that push us are our fiercest competitors.

Sometimes the people that push you are family and friends.

Where are the people that push you in every area of your life?

Who challenges you to make time for what's important? Who pushes you and challenges you to do what's uncomfortable?

Why do we only push each other in athletics or money?

Join me in The EDGY Facebook group today as we talk about pushing each other in personal relationships as well >> edgy.es/fbgroup

The Big Takeaway: By supporting others, you get the greatest benefit.

Relationships are hard because you have to navigate your own paths and also the paths of those walking with you.

We often fall into the trap of thinking that we are the only ones going through something. We forget that everyone is going through something.

Sometimes people feel the need to share their pain by forcing pain upon others. Listen to why that is not the right answer.

And then join me in The EDGY Facebook group and share your thoughts on this idea of sharing pain >> edgy.es/fbgroup

The Big Takeaway: How do you know if you are improving your relationships?

Are you in tune with the idea that your relationships DO need more work?

Do you know you CAN make a difference in your relationships? Do you know you can't get more out of something than you put into it? Do you know that you can't make change unless you are willing to change? Do you know you can't expect people to do things that you are not willing to do yourself?

You choose the relationships you are in.

What are you doing to damage or nurture those relationships?

Join me in The EDGY Facebook group and let's take a closer look at the relationships that matter in our lives >> edgy.es/fbgroup